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bigfishy

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Bar fishing
« on: October 15, 2016, 11:42:42 AM »
What does everyone use for bait for bar fishing the lower fraser? Salted or boraxed roe? Also what's the difference?
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Fish Assassin

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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2016, 11:52:06 AM »
I find boraxed works better for me.
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blaydRnr

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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2016, 04:58:35 PM »
if your roe is good quality and salted, the skein will be toughened and stay on the hook longer than boraxed roe.
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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2016, 05:22:29 PM »
Almost everyone I've encountered uses roe that's been boraxed or cured with the commonly found off the shelf cures (Procure, Pautzke's etc).
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hrenya

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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2016, 08:44:45 PM »
I use both , usually I sprinkle some salt on fresh skeins and cover them with borax if im in a hurry , or I let it sit for a day in a plastic container for a day , drain it and cover wit borax if I have time to make it more rubberish . but fresher stuff works the best :) coho very picky on roe .
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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2016, 08:59:49 PM »
just to clarify, i don't recommend using straight salt for curing or you run the risk of burning your roe....i add salt to my cure to toughen the skein or i make a salt brine solution to do a quick cure of my roe then air dry over night.
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Re: Bar fishing
« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2016, 09:32:35 AM »
FWIW , my Dad used to use salted roe roe for jack springs early in the season and switched to boraxed roe for fall coho , he always did very well as my dinner plate can attest to
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